E17 · Indian · a defense for Black

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Bb75.Bg2Be76.O-OO-O7.Re1
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation9.0k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%2.9k46%
27%2.4k46%
17%1.6k47%
12%1.1k47%
2.2%19641%
2%17753%
1.3%11848%
1.3%11653%
1%9440%
0.9%8546%
Famous games in this line2.2k master games
Nakamura, Hi (2787)Carlsen, M. (2853)20160–1Morozevich, Alexander (2788)Carlsen, Magnus (2775)2008½–½Ding Liren (2805)Rapport, R. (2747)20191–0Gelfand, B. (2748)Grischuk, A. (2797)20141–0Aronian, L. (2815)Eljanov, P. (2723)20141–0So, W. (2767)Mamedyarov, S. (2767)20190–1Kramnik, Vladimir (2791)Nakamura, Hikaru (2741)20100–1Giri, A. (2779)Kramnik, V. (2753)2019½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Ding Liren · Gelfand, B. · Aronian, L.
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E17
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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